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Modern Prometheus
Title statement Modern Prometheus : editing the human genome with Crispr-Cas9 / Jim Kozubek. Edition statement Revised and updated edition. Publication Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018. Phys.des. 1 online resource (xxvi, 451 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). ISBN 9781108597104 (ebook) Note Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Apr 2018). Notes to Availability Přístup pouze pro oprávněné uživatele Subj. Headings Gene targeting. * Genomes. * CRISPR-associated protein 9. Form, Genre elektronické knihy electronic books Country Anglie Language angličtina Document kind Electronic books URL Plný text pro studenty a zaměstnance UPOL book
Would you change your genes if you could? As we confront the 'industrial revolution of the genome', the recent discoveries of Crispr-Cas9 technologies are offering, for the first time, cheap and effective methods for editing the human genome. This opens up startling new opportunities as well as significant ethical uncertainty. Tracing events across a fifty-year period, from the first gene splicing techniques to the present day, this is the story of gene editing - the science, the impact and the potential. Kozubek weaves together the fascinating stories of many of the scientists involved in the development of gene editing technology. Along the way, he demystifies how the technology really works and provides vivid and thought-provoking reflections on the continuing ethical debate. Ultimately, Kozubek places the debate in its historical and scientific context to consider both what drives scientific discovery and the implications of the 'commodification' of life.
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